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An Act to authorize the people of the Missouri territory (a) to form a constitution and state government, and for the admission of such state into the Union on an equal footing with the original states, and to prohibit slavery in certain territories. 1850 3 (1850)

handle is hein.slavery/ssactsmo0101 and id is 1 raw text is: CONVENTION. AN ACT To authorize the people of the Missouri territory ( a) to form a constitution and state government, and for the admission of such state into the Union on an equal footing with the original states, and to prohibit slavery in certain terri. toi es. SEc. 1. The inhabitants of Missouri au- thorized to forin a constitu- I ion and state government, and to be admitted into the Union. 2. Boundaries. Proviso: the state to ratify the boundaries, and have concurrent jurisdiction of rivers. Rivers, &c., to be common highways, and free. 3. Qualifications of electors and elected, to form a convention. Apportionment of representa- tives to form a convention. Election on the first Monday of May and two days follow- ing, &c. 4. Members of Convention to meet at the seat of government on the second Monday of June, syc. Convention to detertine on the formation of a con- stitution, or otherwise. Pro- viso: constitution to be re- SEc. 7. piblican, &c. Conditions. 5. The state entitled to one repre- sentative in congresq. 8. 6. Propositions offered to the con- vention for acceptance or re- jeztion. Fiist proposition, section number sixteen- for schools. S'econd propoqltion, salt springs and lands adjacent for the use of the state. Pro- viso: salt springs confirmed to individuals, &c. Proviso: salt springs not to be leased for more than ten years. hbird proposition, five per centumn net proceeds of sales of land for public roads and canals. Foulth proposition, four sections of land for a seat of government. Proviso: location before public sale of surrounding lauds. Fifth pro- position, thirty-six sections of land for a seminary of learn- ing. Proviso: the five fore- going propositions on ! ndi- tion that lands sold by the U. States, be exempt from taxes, for five years, and bounty land for I liree years. A true attested copy of the con- stitution to be transmitted to congress. Slavery, &c. forever prohibited in the ter itory ?.ort i of thir. ity six degress thirty minutes north latitude,* except Missou- ri. Proviso : fugitiveLs may b reclaimed. (a) By the treaty of cession lia'iddn the United States of America and the French republic, concluded the thirtieth day of April, one thousand eight hua- dred and three, the United States acquired the title to Louisiana. An act ot congress. approved October thirty-first, one thousand eight hundred and three, authorized the president to take possession of the coded territory. Louis- iana was organized into two territories, by nin act of congress, approved March twenty-six, one thousand eight huindred and four, and provision made for the temporary government thereof. The portion south of the Missi:sippi territory, and the thirty-third degree of north latilude, vas constituted a territory, under the name of Orleans. The residue of Lonisiana, lying north of that parallel of latitude, was called the dis'rict of Louisiana. The district of Louisiana was changed to the territory of Louisiana, by an act of congress, approved March third, one thousand eight hundred and five. The territory of Louisiana was changed to the territory of Missouri, by an act of congress, approved June fourth, one thousand eight hundred and twelve, and fuller provisions made for its government. Vide, JXtos U. 8.

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